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Law Officers Testifying for Committee on Uvalde Shooting

Law Officers Testifying for Committee on Uvalde Shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) – A legislative committee investigating the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school last month is set to hear more testimony from law enforcement officers. State Representative Dustin Burrows, who is chairing the committee investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, says they will hear more witness testimony from the…MORE

Tickets to Be Available for Addison’s Kaboom Town

Tickets to Be Available for Addison’s Kaboom Town

Addison (WBAP/KLIF) – Tickets to one of the hottest front row seats are available Wednesday morning with the upcoming Kaboom Town fireworks display in Addison. Jasmine Lee, with Addison, says about 20,000 tickets will be available for the July 3rd event. “The tickets are free but all ages do need to have one and we…MORE

Biden Considering a Gasoline Tax Holiday

Biden Considering a Gasoline Tax Holiday

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden says he is considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax. That could possibly save U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon. Biden indicated to reporters Monday that his decision could come by the end of the week. The administration is increasingly looking for ways…MORE

TxDOT Details Plan for EV Charging Station Network; Every 50 Miles

TxDOT Details Plan for EV Charging Station Network; Every 50 Miles

$408M in federal funds will be used to build enough charging stations to support 1 million electric vehicles. Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Transportation is ramping up to add charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates across the state. In details laid out in a draft plan of…MORE

Missing Bodies Recovered from Lake Lavon

Missing Bodies Recovered from Lake Lavon

UPDATE 9:58 a.m. June 20 – A third body was recovered Monday morning from Lake Lavon. MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Two men are dead, and another is missing, after a boating accident over the weekend in Collin County. According to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Saturday night to a boater in distress near Brockdale…MORE